Building a deck out of logs
My trailer is parked at campground. I want to build a deck and eventually enclose it in. I can make it 8 feet wide and as long as the trailer is. I have access to about 8 pickup truck loads of wood...
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cbshoestring wrote:OK, I will run right out the door and reinstall my deck boards to not include the gap...somehow, I don't seem to have any of those "large gapping holes":-)
If you store the PT lumber in a dry place for about a year, then go ahead and leave a gap as every home store and DIY show recommends.
If you go to said home store to buy that lumber, the last thing you want to do is leave a gap, unless you like large gapping holes in your deck. The lumber at those stores is fresh/wet product...almost guaranteed to SHRINK, bow & buckle. Honest and truthful suppliers will even tell you to wait 6 months to a year before staining the deck....WHY???? Because that fresh lumber needs to dry before you stain.
